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tbf its a diesel... this is what they are for... when we had our last scoobb (b4 the focus) we had it just over 1 yr and only covered approx 8k, 250 of that was bringing it back, and another 500 when we went on holiday.... we had focus in june/july last year, and have put on approx 7.5-8k because its a derv and you get plenty more miles on the same fuel.....

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tbf its a diesel... this is what they are for... when we had our last scoobb (b4 the focus) we had it just over 1 yr and only covered approx 8k, 250 of that was bringing it back, and another 500 when we went on holiday.... we had focus in june/july last year, and have put on approx 7.5-8k because its a derv and you get plenty more miles on the same fuel.....

I agree that a diesel engine will do more miles before it dies, but it's not just the engine type you have to consider, other considerations should be; who put the miles on the car how it has been driven in the past, what parts have recently been replaced and service history ect.

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very very true there mate. as soon as i got it home it had a full service fuel filter, gearbox etc... changed. not long ago did the coolant system with the red/pink stuff.... now its brake fluid change time, then in about another k, oil n filter again.... i dont know whats its being like in the past except for some bloke owned it for a few years..... but now it goes get put throu its paces lol

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I suppose it depends on the age, and like its been said; it depends on how its driven. For the record my mk5 fiesta is 13 years old and its done 86K. Although my friend has the same car and its only done 40k apparently, but i reckon theres something dodgey going on there.

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I suppose it depends on the age, and like its been said; it depends on how its driven. For the record my mk5 fiesta is 13 years old and its done 86K. Although my friend has the same car and its only done 40k apparently, but i reckon theres something dodgey going on there.

That's not always the case, all mileages can be checked from the service records and MOT certificates. 40k in 13 years is quite possible. My car is only doing about 4k per year.

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I've got a Y reg focus 1.8 D with 205,000 miles on it. Runs lovely. Had an ex BT Van once on an "H" & I could only prove 360,000 miles. It was showing over 400k. Used it for a courier job for two years and did 105k a year in it. Loved it.

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IMHO high mileage isnt until 15k a year. I think anything up to that is reasonable commuting, but beyond that, its done a bit more leg work. I bought my Cee'd with 20k on the clock at one year old - that was definately high mileage. I just bought the CMAX at 44k for a 55 plate... thats in my eyes low mileage :P

Thanks for that link, I had missed that post. Very interesting and a valid reason to return to Ford and a larger car. I hope you soon get all the teething problems with the Cmax sorted and you enjoy it as much as the Ceed.

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tbf its a diesel... this is what they are for... when we had our last scoobb (b4 the focus) we had it just over 1 yr and only covered approx 8k, 250 of that was bringing it back, and another 500 when we went on holiday.... we had focus in june/july last year, and have put on approx 7.5-8k because its a derv and you get plenty more miles on the same fuel.....

I seem to overtake a lot of Impretzas in my diesel Mondeo (inc WRX etc- every second car seems to be one in our town at night at the weekend) - often they are "crawling" along - probably trying to strech the MPG to 20MPG (whats the point of that)

There was a time when 100k was regarded as high mileage, modern diesels can do 300+k or more